Sheet collecting apparatus and image formation system provided with the apparatus
US8393616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/27
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet collecting apparatus includes a sheet discharge outlet for sequentially carrying out a sheet, a sheet collecting device to load and store the sheet from the sheet discharge outlet, a stopper device for regulating a front end position of the sheet loaded on the sheet collecting device, a stopper driving device for shifting a position of the stopper device, and a carry-in guide member for guiding the sheet from the sheet discharge outlet onto an uppermost sheet collected on the sheet collecting device. The carry-in guide member includes a pivot point, a slide-contact guide surface that swings on the pivot point corresponding to a load amount of the sheet collecting device to guide a sheet front end fed from the sheet discharge outlet onto the uppermost sheet, and a sheet pressing portion continued to the slide-contact guide surface and pressing the uppermost sheet on the sheet collecting device.
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